Red Wings land Nielsen on 6-year, $31.5M deal
The Detroit Red Wings announced the signing of free-agent forward Frans Nielsen to a six-year contract Friday.
Nielsen AAV is $5.25M
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 1, 2016
It's a $31.5-million contract in total, and Nielsen leaves New York after spending his entire career with the Islanders.
Nielsen is 32 and coming off a season that saw him score 20 goals and add 32 assists. His 52 points were the second-highest total of his career.
#RedWings Nielsen: With departure of Datsyuk, I saw a good fit for me. He's obviously going to be tough to replace.
— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) July 1, 2016
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